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Agenda

Timings are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

  1. Welcome and introduction

    David Dillon David Dillon
    Independent Biocides Expert
  2. Session 1: Updates from the EPA
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    Moderator: Seth Goldberg, Partner, Steptoe

    Seth Goldberg Seth Goldberg
    Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

  4. The EPA’s 2022 priorities, continued Covid-19 response efforts and lessons learned

    • Overview and scope of the US EPA’s Antimicrobials Division activities
    • Priorities for 2022
    Anita Pease Anita Pease
    Director, Antimicrobials Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA

  5. Covid-19 Lessons: EPA PPDC’s emerging pathogens work group recommendations and next steps

    • Covid timeline and response
    • Introduction to EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) and work group charge
    • Work group recommendations and status of implementation
    • Future of work group and next steps
    Rhonda Jones Rhonda Jones
    Chief Executive Officer, Scientific & Regulatory Consultants

  6. EPA efforts to regulate antimicrobial devices

    Diane Isbell, Ombudsman/Senior Advisor, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, US Environmental Protection Agency

  7. FIFRA enforcement priorities

    Royan Teter Royan Teter
    Chief of the Pesticides and Tanks Enforcement Branch (PTEB), U.S. EPA

  8. Q&A and panel discussion

  9. Networking and break

  10. Session 2: Current hot topics
  11.  

    Moderator: Seth Goldberg, Partner, Steptoe

    Seth Goldberg Seth Goldberg
    Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

  12. Federal regulation of treated articles 

     

    John Hebert
    Branch Chief, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, US Environmental Protection Agency

  13. Copper in antifouling – an industry perspective on regulations and supporting data over 25 years  

    • How it is made and how it performs
    • Environmental advantages, risks and data
    • Regulatory actions globally and in the USA
    • Supportive outcomes 
    Neal Blossom Neal Blossom
    Director of Quality Assurance and Global Regulatory Affairs, American Chemet Corporation, Chairman of the American Chemistry Council Copper Antimicrobial Task Force

  14. Steps the Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and its members have taken to enhance public health during the pandemic

    Steven Bennett Steven Bennett
    Senior Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Household and Commercial Products Association

  15. Responsible disinfecting during a pandemic and beyond

    • Avoiding hygiene theatre 
    • Protecting frontline workers  
    • Safer disinfecting chemicals 
    • Green Seal’s Safer Cleaning and Disinfecting Guide  
    Nina Hwang Nina Hwang
    Lead Environmental Scientist, Green Seal Inc

  16. Supply chain issues in the biocidal industry

    • Chemical supply chain 
      • the issue and its consequences   
    • Industry efforts to address supply disruptions  
    • Regulatory efforts 
      • with the antimicrobial division   
      • trades  
    • Conclusion 
      • lessons learned 
    Adrian Krygsman Adrian Krygsman
    Director Product Registration, Troy Corporation an Arxada Company

  17. Q&A and panel discussion: What are possible solutions to supply chain issues on public policy and industry in the wake of Covid-19, weather events, geopolitical pressures, and environmental issues?

  18. Networking and break

  19. Session 3: Efficacy updates
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    Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK

    David Dillon David Dillon
    Independent Biocides Expert

  21. Interim protocols and guidance for residual claims

    • Residual disinfection claims  
    • Supplemental residual antimicrobial products  
    • Durability component of testing  
    • Public comments  
    • Next steps  
    Tajah Blackburn Tajah Blackburn
    Senior Scientist, EPA

  22. Developments on a draft standard test method for quantitatively evaluating the efficacy of disinfectants on hard surfaces

    Rebecca Pines Rebecca Pines
    Team Leader, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  23. The latest efficacy testing developments, requirements and technologies: Quantitative towelette method, ESS guidance, soft surface disinfection, and more

    • Quantitative towelette method
      • description, status, next steps
    • ESS guidance
      • description, status, next steps
    • Soft surface disinfection
      • description, status, next steps
    • Quick updates on upcoming changes for:
      • virucidal disinfection
      • C. auris disinfection
      • air treatment
    Rhonda Jones Rhonda Jones
    Chief Executive Officer, Scientific & Regulatory Consultants

  24. Q&A and panel discussion

  25. End of day 1

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